{"product_id":"9780062085870","title":"Red to Black","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRed to Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Dryden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRed to Black\u003c\/em\u003e has more in common with the elegantly paced books of John le Carré than it does with Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. But readers who appreciate a healthy dose of real-world worries in their spy novels won’t complain.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGorky Park\u003c\/em\u003e for the Putin era, \u003cem\u003eRed To Black\u003c\/em\u003e by Alex Dryden could have been ripped from recent headlines. At once a spy thriller, a love story, and a chilling look at a dangerously resurgent superpower, it is a masterful work that Stephen Fry calls, “Brilliant and unforgettable….Nothing short of miraculous.” Welcome to the New Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody.”\u003cbr\u003e“Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable—everything you didn’t want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask.”\u003cbr\u003e“Alex Dryden’s brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous.”\u003cbr\u003e“An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (à la le Carré‘s The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate.”\u003cbr\u003e“Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that “Red to Black” sounds against Putin’s Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062085870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41052378693838,"sku":"9780062085870","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062085870.jpg?v=1648175538","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062085870","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}